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Surnames: CARTER, MONGAR, WRIGHT, DILTZ, CRONENWETT
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John D. Carter, wollen mill operator at Winchester, was born in Salem Township, Delaware
County, Indiana, March 17, 1829, a son of Edmund D. and Mary (Diltz) Carter. The father
was a native of Frederick County, Maryland, born near Hagerstown, July 4, 1796, and the
mother a native of Mercer County, Ky., born November 10 1802. The were married in Dayton,
Ohio, where the father was engaged in milling until 1828, when he came to Delaware county,
Indiana, where he passed a year, and then returned to Dayton, remaining until 1833, then
moving to Madison county, Indiana, thence to Delaware county; and in 1838 coming to
Randolph county. In 1840, he located at Winchester; in 1844 moved to Preble County, Ohio,
in 1852 came back, to Winchester, and here died October 23, 1873, his widow surviving
until June 30, 1891. They were the parents of nine children, born in the following order:
Henry, Levi D., John D., George U., Benjamin F., Elizabeth, deceased, Edmund D., Angeline,
and Bennett !
deceased. John D. Carter, at the age of eleven years, began working in the factory, at the
age a fifteen, or in 1844, was apprenticed to Elisha Martin until twenty-one, but was
released at seventeen and engaged in wool carding at Winchester until 1849; until the fall
of 1850 he ran a carding machine in Huntsville; returned to Winchester and engaged in
general milling in partnership with Josiah Mongar until June, 1851, when the mill burned
down; he then moved to Union City, remained until 1853, then sold out and engaged in
general merchandising until 1857; then moved to Chesterfield and engaged in dealing in
merchandise, grain and produce until 1860; then moved to Dayton, Ohio, and for two years
was in a wholesale dry goods house; was then in Chesterfield a short time, and in 1862
returned to Winchester, where he has since resided, engaged in merchandising. In 1866 he
erected a woolen mill on what is now the Canada block in company with G. U. Carter, and in
1868 the firm boug!
ht the old seminary in the west end of the town, removed the mill to that place and
operated it until 1881, when John D. bought his brother's interest and built a mill on
Carl street, and this he still operates. The marriage of Mr. Carter took place at the
Franklin house, Winchester, December 31, 1848, to Maria Mongar, who was born in Washington
County, Ohio, February 9, 1827, and is a daughter of Josiah and Marilla (Belden) Mongar,
of New York. To this union have been born three children, viz: Mary, wife of C. H. Wright;
Martha M., widow of Andrew Cronenwett, and Alonzo L., of Cincinnati. Mr. Carter has been a
Mason since 1863, and has attained the degree of select master; since 1854, he has been an
Odd Fellow. In politics, he is a republican, in 1880 was elected coroner, filled .the
office four years and in 1892 was elected for another term of years.